Language Arts 902 self test 3 study guide

practic

able - V

numbered items in order in which English came to us:

1. tongues were confused at Babel 2. Aryan -speaking people came from Indus Valley 3. Indus Valley people came to Western Europe 4. Romans invaded England 5. Angles and Saxons took over England 6. Danes invaded England 7. Normans invaded England

3 things all languages have in common

1. words 2. sound pattern 3. grammatical structure

Language is expressed in what 3 ways?

1. written 2. spoken 3. nonverbal

Mesopotamia is now the country of _________.

Iraq

depend

able - I

demonstr

able - IV

person

able- I

add suffix, write the mnemonic desir

able- II

envi

able- III

mnemonic

aid to memory

graph

autograph- write

invincible

cannot be conquered

The meaning of a word is influenced by the __________ in which it is found.

context

irrelevant

does not apply

digest

ible - VII

horr

ible - VII

write 1 word for each root and tell the meaning of the root. sect

insect - cut

log

monologue- talk

irresponsible

not dependable

illaudable

not worthy of praise

Your __________ are those of your own age group.

peers

endings are added to a __________ word.

root

soph

sophomore- wise

tang

tangible- touch

In this lifepac the schwa is expressed by __________.

u

encoded

written in symbols